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Prayer for the Broken

“I pray / in accents foreign to my own ears”
  • by Ivy Schweitzer
Shekhinah
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The Queen Is in the Field

“My dear, there are no keys to the palace”
  • by Rabbi Sarah Brammer-Shlay
feminism, gender, liberation, Shekhinah
light brown skinned woman with curly dark hair dressed in gauzy gown looking contemplative in halo-like crown with hair pinned up and curls coming down in field with tree and sunlight

Shekhinah’s Lament

“In a field of lilies trampled by warriors / the Shekhinah weeps”
  • by Elizabeth Caplun
peace, Shekhinah, war
close up of light yellow-white lilies with black background

Shekhinah: The World as Body

“as a world / as a house, a tree / exploding with birds”
  • by Judith Kerman
Shekhinah
black woman with frizzy blonde hair and wing-like black cape with arms spread in field of sunflowers eyes closed

Berukhah At (Shehekheyatnu): A Divine Feminine Blessing for Momentous Occasions

“We praise you, Shekhinah, / who has given us life”
  • by Batya Diamond
shehekheyanu, Shekhinah
purple flowers with a banner reading brucha at bayta diamond

The Pin-up Girl and the Torah

“Here is the landscape: / Shekhinah and Malkhut, / Intermingling”
  • by Tiferet Welch
grief, love, Shekhinah
water droplets on glass

Sackcloth: A Poem for Tisha B’Av

“her presence undimmed but hidden as the new moon”
  • by Rabbi Janet Madden
mourning, Shekhinah, tisha b'av, women
a person sits in the middle of a desert with a striped blanket wrapped around them

Ritual for the Deconsecration of a Synagogue Space

Ritual to let go of synagogue building and the kedushah within, so that the building ultimately can be sold, repurposed, or demolished
  • by Rabbi Guy Austrian, Rabbi Lisa Goldstein, Rabbi Kendell Pinkney, Max Silverstone, and Rabbi Naomi Zaslow
congregation, desecration, mezuzah, ritual, Shekhinah, synagogue
A decorative mezuzah is affixed to a stone wall.

Count Her: Poem for Counting the Omer

“It’s my first time / to take up the rhythm, / keep count”
  • by Cathleen Cohen
Omer, Shekhinah
Close-up of a clock face with green numbers and a wooden frame against a blue wall.

Prayer for Undergoing Chemotherapy

Prayer for the journey of chemotherapy and the light which is carried within it
  • by Rabbi Michelle Werner
chemotherapy, healing, health care, medical, Shekhinah
A medical professional assists a patient during a mammogram examination.

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Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis